Sojourner Truth Apartments
- Important Move-In Information
Your move in date is dependent on your residence hall assignment and student status. Follow all specified move in and key pick-up directions to ensure you can move into your hall assignment upon arrival to campus. Please check back to this page just prior to your move-in date as information may be adjusted throughout the summer.
Please note:
- Convocation is Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Jersey Mike's Arena at approximately 5pm.
- The Involvement Fair is on Sunday, August 30, 2026, on the College Avenue Campus. College Avenue will be closed for most of the day.
Approved Early Arrivals/Move-In Team Volunteers
Only students who have completed the Early Arrival/Move-In Team Volunteer form and have been confirmed approved are able to move in on Sunday, August 23, 2026, between 9:00am to 4:30pm. Key pick-up will be in the Residence Life Office on the campus where your hall assignment is located.
Move-In Information
New Rutgers Global International Students
Aug 24, 2026
Pick-up time 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Floor/House All Location College Avenue Campus Residence Life Office: 590 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ (Clothier Hall)
All Continuing, First Year & Transfer Students (Priority Move-In Day)
Hall curbside unloading & moving bins available this date only
Aug 29, 2026
Pick-up time & Floor
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM - 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, & 14th Floor
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM - 8th & 9th Floor
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM - 6th & 7th Floor
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM - 5th Floor
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM - 4th Floor
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM - 3rd Floor
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM - 2nd Floor
Location Sojourner Truth Apartments
All Continuing, First Year & Transfer Students (All Remaining Students)
Aug 30, 2026
All Continuing, First Year & Transfer Students (All Remaining Students)
Aug 31, 2026
Pick-up time 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Floor/House All Location College Avenue Campus Residence Life Office: 590 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ (Clothier Hall)
Overview
Opening in the Fall of 2016, Sojourner Truth Apartments are a 14-story, U-shaped university apartment building at the corner of College Avenue and Hamilton Street. Named for abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, a former slave who was owned as a young girl by the family of Rutgers’ first president Jacob Hardenbergh, College Avenue’s newest residence hall features 135 single-bedroom apartments (up to four bedrooms per unit) on 13 residential floors. The building will house 442 continuing students.
The first floor of the Sojourner Truth Apartments will be home to The Yard, a New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) multi-use project that will feature communal areas and green spaces, along with a select retailers and restaurants.
- What's Nearby?
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The Sojourner Truth Apartments are situated above The Yard, a multi-use project by the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO). Featuring common areas, green spaces, and a video monitor, the Yard will also be home to select retailers and restaurants, including: Bubbleology, honeygrow, RU Hungry, Rutgers Mailroom, Krispy Pizza, Jersey Mike’s, and Starbucks.
Residents of the Sojourner Truth Apartments also live right in the middle of Easton Avenue’s copious dining and shopping opportunities and are close to the New Brunswick train station, academic buildings, and the Barnes and Noble campus bookstore.
- Features & Amenities
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- Air conditioning
- Vending machines
- Wifi throughout the building
- Fitness center (located on 2nd floor)
- Laundry facility
- Building main lounge
- Building study lounge
- Sky lounges on 14th floor with views of NYC skyline
- Floor lounge(s)
- Private bathroom in apartment
- Elevator
- Ramp leading into building an entranceway
- Automated building entrance doors
- What's included in my space?
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What’s included in my apartment?
- Full sized bed and mattress
- Wardrobe
- Desk
- Chair
- Blinds or curtains
- Wifi in bedrooms
- Carpeted flooring
- 2 drawers come under the bed
- Nightstand with 1 drawer
- Couch
- Arm chair
- Coffee Table
- Side Table(s)
- TV Stand
- Kitchen island with chairs
- Hallway storage space/closet
- Linoleum flooring
- Sink
- Full size refrigerator
- Stove/oven
- Kitchen comes with microwave
- Cabinet space
- Pantry room
- Room closet/pantry sizes may vary
- 2-bedroom apartments have 1 bathroom
- 3-bedroom apartments have 1.5 bathrooms
- 4-bedroom apartments have 2 bathrooms
- Room Photos
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- Floor Plans
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- College_Ave_Apts.pdf4.03 MB
- 3rd-floor.pdf627.3 KB
- 6th-floor.pdf2.47 MB
Contact and Location
Staff Members
Akins RichardsMap Link
Google Map Link to Residence HallFacts About Residence Hall
- Type of Residence Hall: Apartments
- Number of Students: 436
- Average Room Size: Varies
- Availability: Continuing Students
- Contract Type: Undergraduate Academic Year (Two Semesters 9-Month)
